Due to sudden and unfortunate circumstances, one of our condo's board of directors had to start the foreclosure process on his unit. The board is not sure how to handle the situation—if there are any conflict of interests. Does he have to r…
Q My property manager told me that the moisture meter in the hallway adjoining my bathroom has a high reading. There’s no visible damage on the wallpaper in the co-op hallway, there’s no visible damage, and there’s no leaks in the bathroo…
I live above a daily cigar smoker, and particularly in the warmer months I like to leave my windows and balcony door open. I’ve complained several times to the board and management that the smoke is getting into my unit, my rug, my bed shee…
Q My condo's board recently approved a plan to provide an office for our property manager. Since the building did not have a space for an office, they want to put up walls in one of our common areas, so the property manager has a place to…
Can Pool Usage Be Restricted to Adults Only? Q Our community has a neighborhood pool, which myself and my neighbors greatly enjoy using. My husband purchased our home, in fact, because it was directly next to the pool. Recently thou…
Must notices of rule violations be sent by certified mail? Can they be sent via priority/tracking mail? Can they be sent by email? Must complaints by others to a rules committee always be placed on standardized form or can they be emails, t…
Q I live above a daily cigar smoker, and particularly in the warmer months I like to leave my windows and balcony door open. I’ve complained several times to the board and management that the smoke is getting into my unit, my rug, my beds…
Can a board ask for $3.5 million in a special assessment and not delineate the projects or dollar amounts to the owners? The unit owners have a vague idea what the board wants to do but we have no idea of the scope of the projects, no start…
b>Q My condo board rarely enforces rules, especially with respect to certain unit owners. Some are now renting, and I would like my family to be able to do so also. It is really bizarre because the board members, who are adamant about no re…
Mitigating Noise with Flooring Q My family is a shareholder of one of eight apartments in a small co-op. The apartment directly above ours was sublet to a family in 1997 that signed an agreement specified by the board of directors r…